triangle

see the image in the bottom middle of this picture?  brooke drew that and said, "look, mom!  i drew a triangle."  i was speechless.  sure, it's not a perfect triangle, but it IS a triangle.  and she drew it without being asked to and without any assistance.  i've been working with brooke on her shapes, so to see this gave me such a good feeling inside.  i was so proud i had to take a picture :)

our little man is 6 months old

right about now i'm wishing i could slow down time.  my baby turned 6 months old last week.  we put away the baby swing and bouncy seat, which is a clear signal that we're on to the next stage...  i can't believe it!  a lot has happened in the last month.  gavin now has his 2 bottom teeth.  he's rolling from tummy to back and back to tummy and manages to move all around the floor so we can't turn our backs on him for long!  he grabs everything and has a super strong grip.  he loves playing with toys.  he puts everything in his mouth.  he's doing a lot of baby talk and forming new shapes with his mouth (like "O").  he loves to motorboat (stick his tongue out and blow air to make noise).  he loves food and has tried peas, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, prunes, apples and pears.  he completed 4 cross-country flights with ease and saw the beach and ocean for the first time.  he attended his first wedding - aunt heather & uncle danny's!  he was baptized.  and his beautiful smile continued to light up our lives every single day.

my girl

told me she loved me twice today.  unprompted.  nothing better than that.

my 2 1/2 year old

it's 6:30am, and brooke and I are up eating breakfast.  here's what's running through her head...

"so, today is going to be a better day for me."  (i swear she said it just like this.  we've been having lots of talks about how to be a good girl while daddy is out of town :)

"my belly is saying this is a good muffin" :)

"my baby doll doesn't want to wear a diaper to the mall because she's a big girl.  she's 3!"

"i need to put new PJs on because i can't see my fingernail polish with the footies on."

"i'm so excited to go to the dentist!  is he going to say, great job brushing your teeth brooke stealey?"  (we've been talking about going to the dentist.  i can only hope she's "so excited" when the time comes!)